Headlight-steering mechanism.



C. 0. JACKSON. HBADLIGHT STEERING MEOHANISM.

APPLIQATION F'IIIABD MAR. 18, 1914.

Patented` Dec. 151914.

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ATTURNEY.

- Be itknown that I, CHARLES STATES rarurrr CHARLES Anlass@ inea Manila, 1914.- Serin 110,825,521'.

To all whom it may concern.: O. Jafcxsorr, acitizen of the United States of America, and resident of Fairmont, county of Marion, and State of fest Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Headlight-Steering Mechanism, of which the following is a specification.

This invention' relates broadly to dirigible headlights, and more particularly to steering mechanism for the headlights of motor vehicles.

The primaryobject of the invention is to provide a headlight steering mechanism which is' extremely. simple and inexpensive in construction a-ndwhich shallat all times act to cause said headlights to direct the light in the .direction taken bythe front wheels' of the vehicle.

A further object is to provide mechanism of the character styles or-types of automobiles with but little, if any, change in the form of its parts.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in the features of construction, arrangement of parts and combinations of lements' which will hereinafter be fully described, reference being had to the aecompanying drawings, forming a. part of this specification, in which- .Figure 1 isa top plan view of the invention applied; Fig. 2 is' a'front :elevationof the same; Fig. 3 .is a detail perspective view o f the invention; and Fig. 4 is anjou Referring to` said drawings, in vvhiclrlike designating characters distinguish like parts throughout the .several views-1 indicates the front axle, 2 the steering. knuckle, 3 the projecting. steering arm carried by said knuckle', 4'the stub axle, 5 the tie rod, and 6 the front end portion of a frame sill, all of a common or avelhknown construction'.

'Mounted at asuitablepoint, as on the steering arm 3: or other projecting part which is-movableivith the steering knuckle,

is a suitable clamp, as 7, on which is dis iosed an 'upright stationary post 8. To the upper end of said post is pivotally con- ;cctcd one endA of a horizontally disposed -od or pitman 9 which has its opposite end ivotally connected to the outer' end of a .orizontally disposed lever 10 which nornallystands at substantially a right angle knuckle- 2 effects the shifting of the steering arm 3 with respect to the mentioned which is readily applicable .to any'. of. the various present e se@ ever, 13 rigidly connected to the lower en'd of'a vertical standard l1 which and has rotary movement, carried at a convenient point, as on .the side of the frame sill 6.; Mounted up'm or formed .integral with lthe standard 11 is the supporting arm or pedestal 13 for 'a headlight 14. l V

As is obvious, the turningfof the steering of the position frame sill 6, and, through the Intermediate -post S and pit-'man 9, produces a corresponding shifting movement of causing the standard 11 to rotate in its bearing 12, carrying the lamp 14 therewith and causing the light rays to be directed forward in the direction" taken by the front 'wheels due to the said turning of the steering knuckle. provided on the upper end of on the outer end of the lever 10, respectively, the same being seated within slotted members or voices 17 and 1S which'are adjustably mounted on the opposite ends of said pitman, said balls and members constituting ball-Joints. The members 17 and 1 8 are disposed so that the slots thereof Aoccupy planes at right angles tof each lother,a fiexible construction of substantially universal fJointtype being thus'atlordeduhich permits of-fthe application of the clamp 7-in practifcally any desired position with' respect, to the lever Without chapng( thefoperative relatio`i1`- of said parts.

' .1. Tl1`e combinationwvitlrthbfoiit'running gear of a motor vehicle, o'f'fa bearing mounted upon the frame sill at a suitable point, a-

standard rotatably mounted in said bearing and carrying a headliglft...thei'e aT-lfiori'.-

zontally disposed lever 'f rigidly attached to said .stfanda'dj. 1 l 1 i upright post mounted upon. tliegste'ehing arm oisaid rainning gear,"and a pitnafn disposed horizontally between said lever: .and the upper end of said post aizdhaa'ing ball-joint connectionat its ends with saidlev'erand vsaid post, said pitman having:adjustable ball-receiving vokes ou i,'t' s..opp osi`te ends and 4sa id' volrcs ha ving-1 the? hl'icnin'gs thereof dispos-cd in planes at right angles to 'hachother. z

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the lever 10, thus.

Pitman' The Opposite-end of saidH is, moaned, 1n u sultable been Knobs or balls 15 and 1 6 are I the postS and 'aving tine -end i rimibysaid cla'mjp',

mounted on said arm, an upright post enr- 4 a' horizontally disposed pitmun hvingbaibjoint! onnection at 'one end with'the 4u per end of, said post, a 'level'. disposed' ut 'su s tantiaiifight angles. to. said pitmari and having bali-joint; connection t' dne en dwith .the opposite end 'of the'latter, said pitmzm having '.'zldjus'tableA ball-receiv-`l ing yokeson' its opposite ends and said yoles having. the 'openings' thereof disposed in in vpresence of `t\vo .planes-'nt right Aangles toeuch other, a bear- 'the opposite end of said lever, and u lamp mounted inxed relation. to sziid'standrd. In testimony whereof@ affix my signature subscribing Witnesses:

'CHARLES O.'JACKSON.: Witnesses: V y

A. D. SIMoN, J. C. DAWSON. y 

